Ponte de Lima is, by most accounts, the oldest town in Portugal — a riverside village defined by its long medieval bridge over the Lima, deep in Vinho Verde manor-house country.
The Ponte de Lima settings we are bringing on are the classic solares — manor houses such as Paço de Calheiros and Terrarosa, each in its own grounds in the green Minho interior, an hour from Porto.
Ponte de Lima — often called the oldest town in Portugal — sits in Vinho Verde manor-house country an hour from Porto airport, where the solares, the historic manor estates, are the natural wedding settings. Mary Me is adding venues here, among them Paço de Calheiros and Terrarosa, for riverside celebrations of up to around 200 guests, best from late spring to early autumn.
Ponte de Lima’s signature is the bridge: a long span of Roman and medieval arches crossing the Lima, anchoring what’s often called the prettiest town in the north. Around it sits the heartland of Vinho Verde and the manor houses, the solares, that take in wedding guests — with the Portuguese Camino de Santiago passing through.
About an hour from Porto airport, it’s a soft, green, historic alternative for couples drawn to riverside calm, young wine and a town that wears its age beautifully.
Two manor estates anchor the town as we add it to the portfolio: Paço de Calheiros, an aristocratic solar above the Lima valley, and Terrarosa, a country estate in the Vinho Verde hills. Both sit squarely in the manor-house tradition that defines weddings in Portugal’s oldest town.
Being one of the oldest towns in Portugal, and its long medieval bridge over the Lima — often called the prettiest town in the north. It sits in the heart of Vinho Verde manor-house country.
About an hour, set on the Lima river in the green Minho interior.
Largely the solares — historic manor houses with their own grounds — alongside the riverside town, for an intimate, characterful celebration.
We’re adding the town’s classic solares — manor estates such as Paço de Calheiros and Terrarosa — for celebrations of up to around 200 guests. It’s beautiful Vinho Verde manor country, an hour from Porto.
